Manchester triage system in paediatric emergency care: Prospective observational study

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7673, 2008, Pages 792-795

  Van Veen, M ^a   Steyerberg, Ewout W ^b   Ruige, Madelon ^c   Van Meurs, Alfred H J ^c   Roukema, Jolt ^a   Van Der Lei, Johan ^b   Moll, Henriette A ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c JULIANA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; ALGORITHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; INFANT; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE;

EID: 53649108958     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a1501     Document Type: Article

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